STUART LANCASTER was today appointed England’s Interim Head Coach for the 2012 RBS 6 Nations. Lancaster, the RFU Head of Elite Player Development and England Saxons Head Coach, will be assisted by Graham Rowntree and Andy Farrell, who will be seconded from Aviva Premiership Champions Saracens. “All three of us are really excited about...
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Indomitable spirit, courage and perseverance will be required by Scotland in tomorrow’s crucial and historic Rugby World Cup Pool B meeting with England in Auckland. But those very qualities have been personified by one supporter whose epic journey to the match has set an inspiring tone for the Scotland team, who must win the...
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The Doncaster Knight’s team to play the Bees this Saturday shows two changes from the side that lost at London Welsh last Saturday. In the backs Ollie Goss comes in at centre to replace Chris Briers who is still suffering from the after effects of the stomach bug that he picked up last weekend...
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Bristol return to the Memorial Stadium for their second home fixture of the season, eagerly looking for a win in front of their supporters. Junior Fatialofa makes his first start for Bristol this season, replacing Jack Adams who moves to the bench. Jamie Miller shows the only other change to last week’s team, coming...
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Bedford Blues have announced that Denis Ormesher is to return to the club as Director of the Blues Academy and a new coaching structure has also been put into place. Ormesher is taking over from current Blues Academy Manager Stuart Low who, having taken on a new business role which sees him travelling frequently,...
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England’s Under 19 Regional Academy opened a four-match touring programme by the Australian Schools by scoring four tries to two to claim a 27-12 victory at Lymm RFC this afternoon. Coach John Fletcher was always confident that his side had the talent to test the visitors and they fulfilled all his expectations in holding...
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Gael Force head coach Stephen Gemmell welcomes Ross Rennie back to action for the opening match of the British and Irish Cup at Cornish Pirates on Sunday 22 November (kick off 2pm) – the first competitive match the Scotland flanker has played for 11 months. Before he underwent knee surgery, Rennie’s last outing was...
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Paul Hull has stepped down from his role as Assistant Coach to the England Saxons. Hull took up the post of Assistant Coach, working alongside Head Coach Stuart Lancaster, in January 2009. Together Lancaster and Hull guided the Saxons to a 66-0 victory against Portugal in the 2009 Six Nations before travelling to Denver...
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England are aiming to generate a galaxy of new stars by plugging in to the satellites. Today’s RFU podcast went behind the scenes with the Elite Rugby Department to discover the latest innovations in sports science. RFU Head of Elite Player development Stuart Lancaster said: “We have got to raise the bar with things...
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